Wagon end-gate.



w. BRUBAKEP WAGON END GATE.

APPucAnou FILED FEB. 11,191

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- Patented Dec. 25, 1917.

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WILLIAM BRUBAKER, 0F TOLN'A, NORTH DAKOTA.

WAGON END-GATE.

To all whom z't-mczy concern:

Be it known that 1,: l'VIL Iaar BRUBAKER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Tolna, in the countyof Nelson and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVagon End-Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable'others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

"This invention relates to improvements in wagon end gate lockingdevices of that type including a slidable extension mounted on one endof the end gate and adapted to be moved into a grooved guide'at the rearend of one side ofa wagon body when'the gate is inoperative position soas to hold the gate in position, and an object of theinvention is toprovide simple and elfective means for moving and guiding the extensionto operative or inoperative position.

Other objects will appearand be better understood from that embodimentof my invention of which the following is a specification,referencebeing had'to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a rear view of a wagon body, showing the end gate inposition thereon, with the extension moved to operative position, t

Fig. 2 is a similar view of thewagon body and end gate, showing theextension thereof moved to inoperative position,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through the extension,

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the end gate with the extension moved tooperative position.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the letter A designates the platformof a wagon body, and the letter B the opposite sides of the wagon body.Each side B of the wagon body has its rear surface Provided, at the rearend thereof, with a pair of vertically disposed spaced strips 1 and 2,adapted to detachably receive and define guide grooves for the oppositeends of an end gate, designated as an entirety by the numeral 3. The endgate includes a stationary section 4, and a slidable section orextension 5. The extension or section 5 consists of a rectangular shapedhollow element which receives one Specification of e rs Patent PatentedDec. 25, 191 '7. V Application filed February 17, 1917. Serial No.149,236.

end of the stationary section 4, and serves as a locking element adaptedto be inserted, when moved outwardly on the'stationar'y section 4, intothe guide groove defined by the strips 1 and 2 on the adjacent sideB'o'f the-wagon body. The, stationary section 4 has that end'which isreceived by the slidable section 5 reduced, as shown in Fig. 3 so thatthe'top and bottom walls of the section-5 will lie flush with the upperand lower sides of the stationary section 4. The stationary section 4 isprovided, at a point substantially intermediate the opposite endsthereof, with a pair of rectangular shaped plates 6 and 7 which arelocated, respectively, on opposite sides of the stationary section 4,"asshown more particularly in Fig. 5 of the drawing. An operating lever 8has one end pivoted to the outer'plate 7 by means of a pivot pin 9, andpivotally connected to the lever, adjacent the pivoted end thereof, isone end of a link 10, the opposite end of the link 10 being pivoted tothe outer side of the slidable section or extension 5 by means of a bolt11, which extends through the outer side of the slidable section orextension 5 and through an elongated slot 12 in the adjacent end of thestationary section 4, and through the inner'side of the slidable sectionor extension 5, as shown in Fig. 5 of thedra'wing. lVhenthe lever 8 ismoved to the position shown in Fig 1 of thedrawing, the slidableextension or section 5 will be moved outwardly on the adjacent end ofthe stationary section 4, and will have the outer end thereof insertedwithin the groove defined by the strips 1 and 2 mounted on the adj acentside B of the wagon body, and hold the end gate 3 against lateralmovement in either direction. hen the lever 8 is moved in the oppositedirection, as shown in Fig. 2, the extension or slidable section 5 willbe moved inwardly on the section 4, so that the outer end thereof willbe withdrawn from the groove defined by the strips 1 and 2 mounted onthe adjacent side B of the wagon body, so as to admit of the end gatebeing moved vertically or horizontally so as to withdraw the other endof the stationary section 4 from the guide groove receiving the same, soas to admit of the end gate being removed from operative position. Thebolt 11 and the elongated slots 12 serve as means for guiding theslidable section or extension 5, during the movement of the latter, soas to prevent the slidable extension or section 5 from binding on thestationary section 4 during the movement of the same. Ahook 13 has theshank portion thereof interposed between that end of the link 10, whichhas connection with the slidable section 5, 2111'6 the adjacentwall. ofthe slidable extension or section 5, as shown in Fig. vetofthe drawanopening therein for the passage of the bolt 11, so as to admit of aneffective securing of the bolt 11. in operative position. .When thelever 8 is moved to the position shownin Fig. ,1, the free end thereofis engaged in rear of the bill portion of the hook l3,so as to retainthe lever 8 in operative position. The free end of the lever 8 is bentlaterally to provide a handle portion 14 to admit of the lever beingconveniently moved to operative orinoperative position. Ihe inner sideor wall of the extension or slidable section 5 has theinner endthereofex: tending. beyond the terminal of the outer side ,or wallor'the extension or section '5 to provide a lip 15. The lip 15 is of asufficient width to extend beyond the point of juncture between thereduced end and the main body portion of the stationary section l, so.that when any fine material, for instance grain, is placed within thewagon body the material will be prevented from escaping between thestationary and slidable sections, when the slidable section is inoperative positi n.

,It is evident that various changes might be resorted to. in theconstruction, form and arrangement of the; several parts withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention a's claimed. i

Having thus described my invention what I claim. as new, is:

1. An end gate comprising a relatively mg, and the said shank of thehook 13 has stationary and a relatively movable section, the latterbeing slidably mounted on one end or" the stationary. section, thementioned end of the stationary section having an elongated "slottherein adjacent the terminal thereof, an operating lever having one endpivotally associated with the stationary section, a linlchavingone endpivoted to the lever and having its opposite end disposed adjacent oneside ,ofthe relatively movable section, a hook having a shank interposedbctw en the last-mentioned end of the link the adjacentgside of themovable sec- ,tion, and means extending through-thementio ned end ofshank, and through the, movable sectionand slidably received by. t e s?n. he t na se t th ai hook bleing adapted to receivethe free end of thelever when the latter is swung to one position. p w nd a e mp ti insa ee e s tionary sectionhaving oneend reduced and a relatively movablesection, the latter-,beins s ide y e a ed on h e w end of th s a eee y.tio h m io d de the stationary section having an elongated slot therein,adjacentthe terminal thereof, an operating lever having pne endpivotally associatedwiththe stationary section, a lin having onev endpivoted to the lever, means for pivotally. cor{fleeting the other end ofthe link tothe movable section and slidably received by th eflslotinthestationary section, .a. lip ,tormed on the terminal of one v sideipf the movable section, for the purpose P l-.-

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.1

,. WILLIALl BRUBAKER;

P. L. BALKEN, F. HOFFMOM.

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